ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78759
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| Date: | Saturday 5 September 1942 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 455 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | P5304 |
| MSN: | UB-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arvestuottarfjäll, North of Arjeplog, Lappland -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sumburgh (EGPB) |
| Vaenja, Russia |
Built by Quebec Group, Canada. To 16 OTU RAF Coded JS-L. Converted to Hampden T.B.I (Torpedo Bomber), and issued 15/05/1942 To 455 Squadron, RAAF, Coded UB-H.
Written off (destroyed) 04/09/1942 at 01:30 local time: Crashed into Mount Arvestuottar, north of Arjeplog in Swedish Lappland en-route to Vaenja, Northern Russia. Crashed vertically into mountain in transit, probably in icing conditions. All five crew killed
Crew:
400842: Sgt Edward John Smart RAAF (Pilot, aged 25) KIA
400331: Flight Sgt Thomas Graham RAAF Nicholls (Navigator/Bomb Aimer, aged 22) KIA
1358006: Sgt Louis Arthur Biggin RAAF (W/Op, aged 27) KIA
408129: Sgt John Mackenzie Oberlin Harris RAAF (Air Gunner, aged 20) KIA
6707: Corporal Donald Henry Nelson RAAF (FIIA, aged 21) KIA
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft P1000-R9999, published 1996
2. Svensk Flyghistorisk Tidskrift Nr. 2/2017, p. 41+42
3. http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/tsatsa.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/hampden.htm
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2187060/smart,-edward-john/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2187056/nicholls,-thomas-graham/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2187033/biggin,-louis-arthur/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2187049/harris,-john-macenzie-oberlin/
9. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2187055/nelson,-donald-henry/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2010 03:24 | Masen63 | Added |
| 08-Sep-2011 05:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 01:46 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 02:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 11-Jun-2017 12:53 | Uli Elch | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2018 18:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2018 18:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 13:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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